Open AccessA cross-sectional study of the psychosocial problems following abortion
Author(s) -
Sameera Kotta,
M. Umashankar,
Rajshekhar Bipeta,
Radhika Ganesh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_361_16
Subject(s) - abortion , distress , psychosocial , medicine , general health questionnaire , interview , psychiatry , cross sectional study , mental health , clinical psychology , pregnancy , genetics , pathology , political science , law , biology
Twenty percent of pregnant women undergo an abortion. Reviews of previous studies on the effects of abortion on mental health have been inconclusive. Little research has been carried out in this direction in our country.